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Lexington County Fire Service units responded to a call for a fire around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, in the 3900 block of Charleston Highway. Crews from the West Columbia Fire Department and City of Cayce Fire Department also responded to the scene. First arriving units saw fire showing from a single-wide mobile home and began […]
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George Hearn “Smokey” Davis- July 26, 1944 – January 24, 2024- Link to obituary Lexington, South Carolina – George Hearn “Smokey” Davis of Lexington died on January 24 at the age of 79. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on July 26, 1944, he was the elder child of Albert Lester and Virginia Davis. In 2008, he […]
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Explore career opportunities in Lexington County School District Two for the 2024-2025 school year at our annual Teacher Job Fair, set for Tuesday, January 30, 2024. The fair is scheduled for 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at the Lexington Two Innovation Center, 509 Bulldog Blvd., Cayce. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and talk with administrators […]
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Kaleb Thomas Besancon, age 19, of Lexington, pled guilty last, to one count ofArmed Robbery and one count of Burglary Second Degree Violent in Lexington County stemmingfrom two separate incidents. Circuit Court Judge William P. Keesley presided over the guilty pleaand sentenced Besancon to 20 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections forthe armed […]
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A Lexington County deputy shot in the line of duty has been awarded the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association‘s Medal of Valor. Deputy Jacob Smith was shot after responding to a home invasion at a Lexington home last September. “Jacob acted bravely and selflessly when he found himself in an intense situation last year,” Lexington County […]
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The winners of the Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights awards were announced last week at the Chamber’s January Business Meeting at Stone River in West Columbia. More than 21,000 spectators came out to see the parade and there were 250 units entered, representing 100 businesses, said Chamber President and CEO Tim […]
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David James Hall, age 36, pled guilty on Monday, January 8, 2024. Hall’s trial was to begin that morning, however, he decided to plead guilty before selecting a jury. Circuit Court Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV, sentenced Hall to 15 years for two counts of Attempted Murder, Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature, […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in amotorcycle accident near the 63 mile-maker of Interstate 20 in the Columbia area of Lexington Countyat approximately 10:24 p.m. on Friday. According to Fisher, Mr. Patrick Riley Prewitt, 21, of Lexington was traveling westbound whenhe went off the right side of the highway […]
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